The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-01-19
"A SPECIAL MEETING.
COUNCIL wlNpINo. ur ArrAln..
The Crenlntory Ordinance Goes 4 Over
aIn-iseports and Odds and Euds
Finally Disposed OLA Discuss.
-iitli lou on tho Natural Gns.

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Finally Disposed OLA Dlscuss.
-i,tlil lou on tho Natural Gas.
A special meeting Of Council was held
at the Public Building last evening, hay.
ing been called principally for the purpose
Of dlspo,ing OF tho crematory ordinance
and incidentally, In order to get several
lttlo odds and ends out Of tho way. Tho
pembera gathered very slowly and up to
s o'clock tho outlook for a quorum in
either branch was very alim. The First
deyoled itself almost exclusively L. tho
Crsmatory ordinance, and after working
on II for over one hour passed 1t with only
a few amendments. mono Of them Of any
special Importance, but. in the meantime
tho sec,nd had adjourned. Before the or.
dinance can be in force the Second will
have to concur In the amendments made
last night. There Is a chance that tho
ordinances will be finally adopted.
A quorum Of Second Branch members
was not secured until half past eight
o'clock. At that hour President Sweeney
raped for order and tho roll was ordered
called. The absentres were Msssrs. Clatol,
Gilleland. Hidreth, Jaeger, Jones, Nc
Coy. Mckinley, Peterson, Scott, Schrebe
and Yahn. The minutes OF previous
meetings were read and approved. .t5
The Committee on Health presented
the bill oil Oscar Sseley OF $72 % Tor sup
plies and the making Of necessary con.
nectiors to furnish tho City Prison with
natural gas, which was ordered paid. i
The joint special committee appointed
to confer with the directors ofthe Citizens
Railway Company In relation to tho ex-
tension OF Its tracks to the southern limits
Of the city, presented communication
from Secretary Hall Of the company which
was oidsred filed. Mr.. Hall stated that
tho company's Board Of Directors did not
deem 1t proper that they should take
action upon the question Of tho proposed
extension OF the track for these REASONS:
"0ur official term is about 10 expire, aud
new Board Of Directors will tGko charge
Of the affairs Of the company. We think
that a question OF such magnitude and in
volYing such large expenditure by the
company, especially as no work could
DO done on the extension, even If
undertaken, until the end OF
Winter, should be decided by the new
Board OF Directors, which would have to
construct the additional track and operate
the same. Our company ia earnestly, de-
sirous Of doing all things reasonable, and
in its present indebted condition within
| It's means, toward tho accommodation OF
the citizens OF South Wheeling and the
general public, and hopes aud expects to
very soon lnauglrate and put into effect
new measures sad arrangements to that
end"
:. Petitions for corrections OF taxes from
NJ. Grcgan and K,llian kress were refer
red TO the Committee on Claims.
a resolution authorizing the psymentto
Mr.. N. v. Smith, OF Pittsburgh, the pay
ment OF $500 on ACCOUNT OF the construc-
ton Of the Gremstory vas adopted. 4
Charles W. Boyer was granted license
to keep shooting gallery at No. 1924 Mar
ket street. 49,.
The Wheeling Mining and Manufacture
Ing Company, by q. @. Richards, Secrets
", pstitsonsa for the passage OF a resolu-
ton authorizing the 4se oi the compauy's
scales, situate near the east cpd 81 Thirty
seventh strcat, for city weighing under the
rules governing city sasles, This simple
request was granted after IN elaborate
discussion had been had IS to whether, In
addition to the weigheIs. thsre was q
supervising geigher or mssser. II was
fipsliy ascertsinsd thst the present Conn-
Gil had elected such an oHiesr, end Viii
liam Beatty was added to bis force ~
weigher ct the psWly established scales;
The report Of the Gas Trustees in rela-
ton to tho use Of natural gas IS an
illuminaut In certain manufacturing in-
dustries wss next taken up. Some time
since there was referred to the Trustees
petition from a nuub,r Of firms engaged
in heavy manufacturing, asking to be
allowed to uae the natural gas in parts OF
their industries where manufactured gas
could not be used and where the natural
would in no way compete with tbs |
artificial. Shortly alter, q patitlon wss
presented signed by number Of citizsns
asking that tbs Council refuse to increase
the manufacturer facilities by granting
the privilege asked for, or elSs 10 grant
them the right to use natural gas as an Ill.
uminant for their stores and oilices, where
it would come iu competition With tho ar
tiicial gas. This was also referred to tho
Board and both petitions were considered
in making the report considered last
night.
The Trustees set forth that they had yis-
tied the industries whero it was desired |
to use natural gas for illuminating pur.
poses and that from personal observations,
were thoroughly satisfied that In no sin-
gle case would permission to use the
natural gas Interfere OK in any manner
come in conflict or competition with the |
gag manufactured by the city.
They were OF the opinion, however, |
that they had no authority to issue per-
nits of the character contemplated by the
petitioners who desire to use the natural |
gas and felt, 'that with or without such |
authority from your honorable body, and |
until the Lngirlsture enacts bill meeting
this exigency We pYeinr not to traneact, or |
in any manner exceed the p0verB.veated |
In the Board Of Gas Trustees by tbs lrwe
Of the State"
There were several motions made rela-
tive to the disposal Of this report. Colo
mel Caldwell was Of the op!n;6G tbst the |
city had q right to do as she pleased With
her property without any enabling act as
suggested by the Boaad. The report was
at last engineered to the Committee on
Ordinance, where it belonged, after
motions to refer to seyeral inappropriate
committees had been voted down; there
will now probably be sept in from this
committee m ordinance granting the right
asked for, 60 guarded by restrictions that
the City's gas will not be competed With.
Mr.. Stanley introduced IN ordinance
amending the ordinance In relation to the
Gpties and compensation Of the clerk OF
the Frat Branch. Under the present
ordinance the person elected clerk Of that
hranch gets 800 for bis services in that